An article at the SD Times notes that many of the major embedded computing stories of 2003 were informed by Linux, either explicitly or implicitly. According to the article, major embedded stories related to Linux included . . .

• Flip-flop of Wind River Systems Inc.'s position on… (more…)

Instant sharing and collaboration software vendor Pepper says it chose MontaVista Software's embedded Linux OS for its “Pepper Pad” reference design for mobile WiFi pads. The Pepper Pad is meant to be “the ultimate platform” for the Pepper Keeper Software Suite, which includes IM, browsing, photo album, media collection, and… (more…)

Transmeta Corp. introduced its latest Crusoe embedded processors today. The TM5700 and TM5900 processors will initially be offered at speeds up to 1 GHz and in packages as small as 21 x 21 mm — half that of the existing Crusoe TM5800 embedded processor. Like the TM5800, the new processors each contain an integrated Northbridge controller and feature Transmeta's unique “LongRun” power… (more…)

It was twenty years ago today that I quit my job at MIT to begin developing a free software operating system, GNU. While we have never released a complete GNU system suitable for production use, a variant of the GNU system is now used by tens of millions of people who mostly are not aware it is such. (more…)

All too often, checking the README of a package yields only the none-too-specific “Build Instructions: Run configure, then run make.” But what about when that doesn't work? In this article, Peter Seebach discusses what to do when an automatic configuration script doesn't work — and what you can do as a developer to keep failures to a minimum. (more…)